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From the monthly archives:

September 2008

2008 Lexus GS 350: Sporting elegance in The Garage

September 30, 2008

The Lexus GS 350 is a performance luxury sedan that is aimed at the consumer who wants a few lavish touches in their daily driver. Someone who’s kids might be getting a little bigger and who might have some upscale passengers on occasion too. Perhaps that owner still wants a sporting vehicle but doesn’t want [...]

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PLN at speed

September 29, 2008

1987 SCCA F Production Champion Jim Knerr is also a bit of a photography buff. Fortunately for our readers, Jim took some time away from his 68 Sprite on occasion to shoot a few racing photos. As he has dusted off some of his old shots, Jim came across some photos of Paul Newman (aka [...]

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Back in Time: The Delorean Returns

September 28, 2008

The history of the Delorean DMC-12 has been well documented. In annals of sports/GT car history, the Delorean may be just a footnote-a distinctive, stainless-steel bodied gullwing GT that many critics dismissed as being overpriced and underpowered. In corporate history, the undoing of John Z. Delorean’s brainchild reads like an action novel. 

Incredibly, the car’s rise [...]

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End of summer car show

September 28, 2008

It’s that time of year when we all like take in a car show and hang out with friends and family, eat a lot of food, stay hydrated and talk a lot of car talk. Aaron Von Minden and I tried to make it happen together but he had some loose ends in So Cal he [...]

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The Garage visits BimmerCruise 2008

September 28, 2008

Its always fun when cool car stuff happens right in your own back yard. That was the case with this year’s BimmerCruise, which began with a BMW show just a kilometer from The Garage’s home base in Whitby, Ontario.
BimmerCruise is an annual event that draws people from all over Ontario and the north eastern States [...]

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Paul Newman has passed

September 27, 2008

Big screen legend, Paul Newman has passed away at 83 years of age.
While the general public will remember Newman’s acting talents, many will remember another side of him. The Racer. With success on track as a driver and off track as a team owner, Newman had a passion for life and racing that stayed with [...]

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2008 BMW M3: An M-Piphany

September 27, 2008

After all these years, I’ve finally gotten around to sampling the BMW M3, in both convertible and coupe style. At this year’s IMPA test days, we took the M3 Convertible out on the street for a bit of fun with the guys from Fast Lane Daily. Next up, we hit the track with the more [...]

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On the Road to Redemption: 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX

September 26, 2008

As the new guy here at The Garage, some of you may notice I talk a lot about marketing, or brand managers. They, like accountants, have a lot of say about what we see in our dealer’s showrooms. We all know their job-increase sales, maximize profit. They insist, the numbers do not lie. Maybe, but [...]

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Frank Sprongl makes the world a smokier place with the Uber Quattro

September 26, 2008

Unfortunately, not many of today’s rally enthusiasts have been exposed to the awesomeness that is an early Eighties Group B type Audi Quattro. Certainly not a common sight in Newfoundland!
Fortunately for us at home and even more so for spectators on The Rock, Frank Sprongl brought his old monster out of the barn for this [...]

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Doors close on 13th largest US dealer group

September 25, 2008

13 car dealerships in 6 states
2700 employees
2007 revenues: $2.13 Billion
Number 13 on the Automotive News Top 125 U.S. dealer groups.
The doors are closed.
There was a time when working for a large dealer group was safe. There was a time when the top selling Chevrolet store (or group of stores) would have been untouchable. These are [...]

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